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occupancy

[ok-yuh-puhn-see] / ˈɒk jə pən si /


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Welltower spent more than $40 billion over the following six years to acquire tens of thousands of senior-housing units, while many rivals retreated when the pandemic caused senior-facility occupancy rates to plummet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 29, 2026

A potential stumbling block to the proposals was that Highland Council believed the barracks would need to be licensed as a house of multiple occupancy.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The incremental dollars from rising occupancy are “crazy high margin significant.”

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

A healthy occupancy rate is typically 90% or higher.

From Barron's Jun. 20, 2026

It was in this manner that I discovered a room for immediate occupancy, in a house on a quiet street, the listing said, for eight dollars per week.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

Net absorption, a measure of new occupancies minus new vacancies, fell to 3.5 million square feet in 2025, down from a pandemic-era high of 4.8 million in 2021, according to Newmark.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 26, 2026

“But we’re running pretty weak occupancies right now,” he added.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

She said much of the available accommodation is in "houses of multiple occupancies with shared amenities", but "this position is reflected nationally".

From BBC Jun. 13, 2025

Mr. Freitag said the lower hotel occupancies in some cities may reflect a lower return-to-office rate in those places, which reduces the ability to have in-person business meetings.

From New York Times Nov. 27, 2022

The story has a special historical interest, because it shows how very vague were the boundaries and the occupancies of the little wandering chieftains of this period.

From The Historic Thames by Belloc, Hilaire




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